Blogs by tag - Pharmacy | Emergency Locum Service (ELS)

The Changing Landscape of Community Pharmacy in Australia: Opportunities and Challenges

Being a Community Pharmacist in Australia has always been a rewarding career, but the landscape is shifting rapidly. State Government supported full scope of practice trials are rolling out acros...

The challenges and solutions faced by rural pharmacies in a Covid-19 era

The challenges of rural pharmacies are well documented. They often struggle to find appropriate health care professionals to staff the facilities, which can significantly reduce the quality of c...

Are you eligible to claim the Intern Incentive Allowance for Rural Pharmacies?

The Intern Incentive Allowance for Rural Pharmacies (IIARP) is part of a series of programs aimed at strengthening the medical workforce in rural and remote areas in Australia. It provides financ...

Attracting (and keeping) Australia's rural health workers

Supporting more health workers to remain in rural and remote Australian communities is about helping them settle in socially, as well as professionally.Australians in rural and remote areas have ...

Go rural, get the experience!

I was recently speaking with a long-term locum of ours, who said whenever she goes to a pharmacy to locum and gets talking to a student or intern pharmacist she always gives them this advice “Go ou...